[Imc-tech] Re: [Imc] mother jones

[David Young]

(I am not responding to the imc list, but just to the imc-tech list.)

All these instructions! Need it be so complicated?

Why not swap C: and D: drives so that the installation wizards will do
the right thing without user intervention? Seems to me you achieve a
fairer division of labor between person and machine that way: the machine
installs by rote on C: drive, and the user concerns herself with non-rote
decisions in the install process.

In system administration, computer programming, and most things involving
computers, strive to delegate rote decisions (that is, decisions that do
not involve higher reasoning or conscience) to the computer. Otherwise,
you get into situations where people serve the machines, or serve those
who "keep" the machines.

I do not know what to do about the E: drive. In a user-friendly operating
system, every disk would have a bandwidth rating, and every file would
be labeled by the programs that used it with the bandwidth that the
programs required. Then, every file would be stored on whichever disk
could best accomodate its bandwidth labels. No more drive distinctions
for the users of that OS! =)

Dave
"Computer Ethicist" =)

On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 07:22:41PM -0600, Brian Hagy wrote:
> 
> ok, so mother jones is back up, and working properly.  so far, it's been
> going for over 6 hours and no freezing or crashing!  and i've sent it
> through some major testing, too.
> 
> as far as i can tell, most of the major software previously used has been
> reinstalled (at least the audio specific software).  let me know if
> there's still software that should be installed, if it's not on there.
> 
> And please don't install software unless you know how and where to install
> it.  Nothing should be going on the C:drive unless an administrator puts
> it there (currently it's not set up to allow only administrator access to
> the drive, so it's on the honor system right now).
> 
> ALL programs need to be installed on the D:drive (labeled Programs).
> Installation wizards generally default to the C:drive.  You must change
> this setting to D:drive, else risk having the software removed (and
> reinstalled, if possible, on the D:drive...changing settings that you may
> have established when the software was installed on the C:drive).
> 
> ALL audio, photo, video, docs, etc. files go on the E:drive (labeled
> Newshour (audio)).
> 
> Also, the (new, thanks to Paul R!!!) cd-burner works great in the audio
> account.  Easy CD Creator is installed and works beautifully, so enjoy!
> 
> let me know of any problems with MOJO as soon as possible (write them
> down!!!!).  I'll tackle them as soon as i can.
> 
> thanks for your all's patience with getting Mother Jones up to speed.
> 
> brian
> 
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